Milk-bottle safe



July 9, 1929. H, R ND 1,720,438

MILK BOTTLE SAFE Filed March 21, 1928 INVENTOR Ira H. R In; ndl 'ess Ii tl Patented July 9, 1929.

UNITED STATES IRA II..RHIJ. TDRESS, OF OXFORD, NOVA SCOTIA, CANADA.

MILK-BOTTLE SAFE.

Application filed March 21, 1928.

This invent-ion relates to new and useful improvements in containers, and more particularly to a container for milk bottles.

An object of this invention is to provide an article of the character describeth having a door that will look only at such times when a milk-bottle or other object dcposited therein.

Other objects and many of the attendant advantages will be readily appreciated as the invention becomes better understood from a consideration of the illustrative embodii'nents of the same and for which purpose such descrjuptive drawings have been hereto appended wherein:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of the invention. i Fig. 2 is a broken perspective view of the container, showing the latching mechanism.

Fig. 3 is a section on the plane of line 3, Fig. 1 looking in the direction indicated by the arrows.

Referring more in detail to the drawings in which similar reference numerals designate the corresponding parts throughout the severalv views, it will be seen that the container 6 is provided with a suitable door 7 mounted upon hinges 8 in a manner to swing into the container and is pre\ 'ented fron'i swinging outwardly by lugs which outstaml from the margin thereof. A look 9 is attached to the margin so that its latch-bolt 10 will normally noiect. This latch-lmlt 1.0 h its for ward edge beveled as at 11 and is normally disposedin thrust position by the tension of a spring within the lock and may only be withdrawn by a key, for which. is provided a key-hole 12.

The latclrkeeper comprises a plate 1 lhinged by its upper margin as at 15 to the container, and prevents retention of the lttl't'lkllOlli 10. This plate 141: is etiected to normally remain in depending position by the tension of spring 13.

A base-plate 16 is disposed within the container. This base-plate is rockably mounted upon a spindle 17, intermediate its ends, and has an arcuate portion punched from one of its forward corners as at 18 to allow free swinging movement of the door 7. The other forward corner of the plate 16 serves as an arm and has a bolt 19 connected thereto. This bolt is supported in vertical position by slidably passing through m-i-ifimsi 9.0 l l-fifljll l itl. in ears M 1 1:1; bracket 22 Serial No. 263,558.

which is attached to the container 6 and disposed just below the latch-keeper. A11 expansion coil spring 23 is disposed around the bolt 19, between the plate 16 and lower car 21 in a manner to cited: and keep the forward portion of the base-plate 16 in normal, depressed position together with the connected bolt ll) which will be withdrawn from engagement with the latch-keeper.

In operation, it will be seen that when the container 6 is empty the operating parts will be in normal position, that is the base plate 16 will be depressed at the front by the tension of spring 23 which will also cause the connected bolt 19 to be witlulrawn from engagement with the latch-keeper, thus the hinged plate let will be free to move, thereby preventing retention of the latchbolt 10 and consequent locking of the door 7. When a bottle of milk or similar arli cle is deposited in the container 6 and upon the base-plate 16, the weight will cause the plate to rock so that the forward portion will be raised together with bolt 19 which will then extend to adjacent relation with the hinged-plate 14 of the latch-keeper looking it against movement, thus when the door 7 is closed, the latch-bolt 10 will engage the keeper, locking the door until the bolt 10 is withdrawn by a key inserted in the keyhole 12. \Vhen the bottle or article is removed from the base-plate 16, the elements return to normal position and the hinged plate 141; of the latch-keeper is released, there by preventing retention of the latch-bolt until a further article is deposited within the container.

It will be obvious from the foregoing description that this invention a great and novel improven'ient in containers and whilst the preferred embodiments have been disclosed yet it to be understood that minor changes in the details of construction and arrangement of the co-operating elements may be resorted to within the scope of what is claimed without departing from the spirit of the invention.

Wh at I claim is:

1. In a container; a door said door being hinged; a lock attached to said door; a keeper to co-act with said lock, said keeper comprising a plate, hingedly connected at its upper edge so as to be free to move; a base-plate disposed in the bottom of the container,- said base-plate being i' ockably ijtil'erlnediate its ends; a bracket haw ing an orifice therein; a bolt connected to said base-plate at the forward edge thereof, said bolt extending upward through said orifice within said bracket and tern'iinating adjacent said hinged plate or said keeper; and an expansion coil-spring disposed around said bolt intermediate said base-plate and said bracket as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a container; a door, said door being hinged; a lock attached to said door, said lock-having a spring-tensioned latchbolt which is normally inthrust position, said latch-bolt having its forward edge beveled;

a keeper to co -act with said'lock, said'keeper comprising a'plate, hingedly connected at its upper edge, so as to be free to move; a base plate disposed in the bottom of the container, said base-plate being rockably pivoted intermediate its ends; a bracket having ears; an orifice in each of said ears; a bolt connected to said base plate at the forward margin thereof, said bolt extending upwardly through each of said orifices in said ears of said bracket and terminating adjacent :-::lid hinged plate of said keeper; and an expansion coil spring disposed around said boltinterinediate said base-plate and said bracket as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

IRA H. RHINDRESS. 

